Canadian Football League (CFL), major Canadian professional gridiron football organization, formed in 1956 as the Canadian Football Council, created by the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU). Though the IRFU still referred to their sport as rugby football, the member clubs played a gridiron style of football. The WIFU and IRFU became, respectively, the Western and Eastern conferences of the new league, which changed its name to the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1958. Trusteeship of the Grey Cup, emblematic of supremacy in Canadian football, was transferred from the Canadian Rugby Union to the CFL in 1966.

Paul McCallum of the British Columbia Lions kicking a field goal in the 2006 Grey Cup final; the …

The CFL consists of two divisions. In the CFL West Division are the British Columbia Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In the East Division are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Redblacks, Montreal Alouettes, and Toronto Argonauts.

Winners of the Grey Cup are provided in the table.

Grey Cup

year

result

1909

U. of Toronto

1910

U. of Toronto

1911

U. of Toronto

1912

Hamilton Alerts

1913

Hamilton Tigers

1914

Toronto Argonauts

1915

Hamilton Tigers

1916–19

not held

1920

U. of Toronto

1921*

Toronto Argonauts

1922

Queen’s University

13

Edmonton Eskimos

1

1923

Queen’s University

54

Regina Roughriders

0

1924

Queen’s University

11

Toronto Balmy Beach

3

1925

Ottawa Rough Riders

24

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1

1926

Ottawa Rough Riders

10

U. of Toronto

7

1927

Toronto Balmy Beach

9

Hamilton Tigers

6

1928

Hamilton Tigers

30

Regina Roughriders

0

1929

Hamilton Tigers

14

Regina Roughriders

3

1930

Toronto Balmy Beach

11

Regina Roughriders

6

1931

Montreal AAA

22

Regina Roughriders

0

1932

Hamilton Tigers

25

Regina Roughriders

6

1933

Toronto Argonauts

4

Sarnia Imperials

3

1934

Sarnia Imperials

20

Regina Roughriders

12

1935

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

18

Hamilton Tigers

12

1936

Sarnia Imperials

26

Ottawa Rough Riders

20

1937

Toronto Argonauts

4

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

3

1938

Toronto Argonauts

30

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

7

1939

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

8

Ottawa Rough Riders

7

1940

Ottawa Rough Riders

**

Toronto Balmy Beach

**

1941

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

18

Ottawa Rough Riders

16

1942

Toronto RCAF Hurricanes

8

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

5

1943

Hamilton Flying Wildcats

23

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

14

1944

Montreal S. Hyacinthe-Donnaconna

7

Hamilton Wildcats

6

1945

Toronto Argonauts

35

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

0

1946

Toronto Argonauts

28

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

0

1947

Toronto Argonauts

10

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

9

1948

Calgary Stampeders

12

Ottawa Rough Riders

7

1949

Montreal Alouettes

28

Calgary Stampeders

15

1950

Toronto Argonauts

13

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

0

1951

Ottawa Rough Riders

21

Saskatchewan Roughriders

14

1952

Toronto Argonauts

21

Edmonton Eskimos

11

1953

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

12

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

6

1954

Edmonton Eskimos

26

Montreal Alouettes

25

1955

Edmonton Eskimos

34

Montreal Alouettes

19

1956

Edmonton Eskimos

50

Montreal Alouettes

27

1957

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

32

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

7

1958

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

35

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

28

1959

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC)

21

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

7

1960

Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC)

16

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

6

1961

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC)

21

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

14

1962

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC)

28

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

27

1963

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

21

British Columbia Lions (WFC)

10

1964

British Columbia Lions (WFC)

34

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

24

1965

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

22

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC)

16

1966

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC)

29

Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC)

14

1967

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

24

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC)

1

1968

Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC)

24

Calgary Stampeders (WFC)

21

1969

Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC)

29

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC)

11

1970

Montreal Alouettes (EFC)

23

Calgary Stampeders (WFC)

10

1971

Calgary Stampeders (WFC)

14

Toronto Argonauts (EFC)

11

1972

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

13

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC)

10

1973

Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC)

22

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

18

1974

Montreal Alouettes (EFC)

20

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

7

1975

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

9

Montreal Alouettes (EFC)

8

1976

Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC)

23

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC)

20

1977

Montreal Alouettes (EFC)

41

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

6

1978

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

20

Montreal Alouettes (EFC)

13

1979

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

17

Montreal Alouettes (EFC)

9

1980

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

48

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

10

1981

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

26

Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC)

23

1982

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

32

Toronto Argonauts (EFC)

16

1983

Toronto Argonauts (EFC)

18

British Columbia Lions (WFC)

17

1984

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC)

47

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

17

1985

British Columbia Lions (WFC)

37

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

24

1986

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

39

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

15

1987

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

38

Toronto Argonauts (EFC)

36

1988

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC)

22

British Columbia Lions (WFC)

21

1989

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC)

43

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC)

40

1990

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC)

50

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

11

1991

Toronto Argonauts (EFC)

36

Calgary Stampeders (WFC)

21

1992

Calgary Stampeders (WFC)

24

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC)

10

1993

Edmonton Eskimos (WFC)

33

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC)

23

1994

British Columbia Lions (WFC)

26

Baltimore Stallions (EFC)

23

1995

Baltimore Stallions (SD)

37

Calgary Stampeders (ND)

20

1996

Toronto Argonauts (ED)

43

Edmonton Eskimos (WD)

37

1997

Toronto Argonauts (ED)

47

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD)

23

1998

Calgary Stampeders (WD)

26

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED)

24

1999

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED)

32

Calgary Stampeders (WD)

21

2000

British Columbia Lions (WD)

28

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

26

2001

Calgary Stampeders (WD)

27

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (ED)

19

2002

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

25

Edmonton Eskimos (WD)

16

2003

Edmonton Eskimos (WD)

34

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

22

2004

Toronto Argonauts (ED)

27

British Columbia Lions (WD)

19

2005

Edmonton Eskimos (WD)

38

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

35

2006

British Columbia Lions (WD)

25

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

14

2007

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD)

23

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (ED)

19

2008

Calgary Stampeders (WD)

22

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

14

2009

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

28

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD)

27

2010

Montreal Alouettes (ED)

21

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD)

18

2011

British Columbia Lions (WD)

34

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (ED)

23

2012

Toronto Argonauts (ED)

35

Calgary Stampeders (WD)

22

2013

Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD)

45

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED)

23

2014

Calgary Stampeders (WD)

20

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED)

16

2015

Edmonton Eskimos (WD)

26

Ottawa Redblacks (ED)

20

*East-West playoff began in 1921. **Ottawa won the two-game total-point series 8–2 and 12–5.

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